carve (verb)

  • 31smi- Ⅰ — *smi germ.?, Verb: nhd. hauen, schnitzen; ne. hew (Verb), carve (Verb); Hinweis: s. *smiþa ; Etymologie: s. ing. *smēi (2), *sməi , *smī̆ , Verb …

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  • 32chip at — verb engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface carve one s name into the bark • Syn: ↑carve • See Also: ↑chip • Derivationally related forms: ↑carver (for: ↑ …

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  • 33engrave — verb a) To carve text or symbols into (something), usually for the purposes of identification or art. He engraved the plaque with his name. b) To carve (something) into a material. He engraved his name. Syn …

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  • 34take away — verb 1. remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state (Freq. 5) Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands The car carried us off to the meeting I ll take you away… …

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  • 35create — verb 1. make or cause to be or to become (Freq. 94) make a mess in one s office create a furor • Syn: ↑make • See Also: ↑make over (for: ↑mak …

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  • 36unitise — verb 1. divide (bulk material) and process as units • Syn: ↑unitize • Derivationally related forms: ↑unit (for: ↑unitize) • Hypernyms: ↑divide, ↑split …

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  • 37engrave — verb 1》 cut or carve (a text or design) on a hard surface.     ↘cut or carve a text or design on.     ↘cut (a design) as lines on a metal plate for printing. 2》 (be engraved on or in) be permanently fixed in (one s memory or mind). Derivatives… …

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  • 38unitize — verb 1. divide (bulk material) and process as units • Syn: ↑unitise • Derivationally related forms: ↑unit • Hypernyms: ↑divide, ↑split, ↑split up, ↑separate, ↑ …

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  • 39Balkanise — verb divide a territory into small, hostile states • Syn: ↑Balkanize • Hypernyms: ↑divide, ↑split, ↑split up, ↑separate, ↑dissever, ↑carve up • …

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  • 40initialise — verb 1. assign an initial value to a computer program • Syn: ↑initialize • Derivationally related forms: ↑initialization (for: ↑initialize) • Hypernyms: ↑determine, ↑ …

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